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local Friday 1 december 2023

Farmers Market at the Ostrich Farm

Every first Sunday of the month
the Ostrich Farm organized and The Farmer’s market is held un-
facilitate the largest farmers der a large, covered area so
market on the island. Everything you can shop comfortably in the
sold during the farmers market shade.
are locally crafted, produced The restaurant in the premises
and grown. Locally artisans and serves delicious local lunches
farmers gather at the farmers and fresh fish when available.
market to showcase proudly Ice cold local beer, smoothies,
their products. fresh fruit shakes and not to be
missed serves the best shaved
You can find the best artisan ice on the island!
bread & pastries, hot sauces, And the Ostrich tours is of course
jams, cooking sauces, fresh egg offered as well.
and honey that comes from
small beekeepers, vegetarian For everybody young and old
snacks from locally soured beans here is something to do, shop,
call Dubaru. relax and enjoy a great fam-
Then you have the very tal- ily outing and most of all come
ented local artisans that share and support the local artisans
their unique and one-of-a-kind and farmers every first Sun-
art such as driftwood paintings, day of the month from 10:00 to
high quality jewelry, baby cloth- 14:00, Matividiri 57, follow our
ing, knitting products, ceramic facebookpage or Instagram @
mugs/cups and plates, Cala- arubaostrichfarm and be noti-
bash art, organic soap and cos- fied for each upcoming farmers
metic and so much more! market.q

Aruba’s Bocas: home to the rarest fossil reefs on the planet!

(Oranjestad)—If you’ve from the Marum research respond to fluctuating sea
been to the northern coast faculty at the University of levels or extreme weather,
of Aruba already, you’ve Bremen, Prof. dr. Alessio like hurricanes and tsuna-
probably noticed how the Rovere from the Ca' Fosc- mis.
ground differs entirely from ari University of Venice and
the sandy beaches on the Prof. dr. Gianfranco Scic- Through underwater and
southern part of the island. chitano, from the University land surveillance, and 3D
These hard surfaces, with of Bari Aldo Moro, present- models of the reefs, they
sharp bumps and holes ed their research on these were able to narrow down
are actually fossilized coral fossilized coral reefs at the when these formations
reefs, of which its growth University of Aruba. Their started to take place. They
and changes can be focus for their research in- were also able to track the
traced back to the last gla- cluded studying the health fluctuation of sea levels
cial period. and formation patterns of during the past hundred or
these coral reefs, and to even thousands of years,
On May 30 2023, geosci- investigate how these reefs and the effects that this
entists, Dr. Patrick Boyden have responded and can fluctuation has had on the scientists themselves have els and climate impact on
coral reefs of the windward pointed out, these fossilized these coral reefs, we are
side of Aruba. reefs on the windward side able to take concrete ac-
are truly an incredible and tion in protecting and pre-
These findings can certainly rare remnant of geologi- serving our coral reefs. So, if
put things into perspective. cal history, as they provide you are ever visiting one of
The ground on which we a clear view of how these the bocas or driving along
have walked many times reefs have formed. the northern part of the is-
in the northern part of the land, please be conscious
island hold such rich history, This research is also im- to help protect our natural
history that dates back to portant for the future of historical remnant. Oh, and
a time that most of us can- coral reefs on the island. wear (coral-friendly) sun-
not even imagine. As the By studying rising sea lev- screen! q